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Dossier TL-4C86Status: Under investigationOpened 20 Oct 2026

Expected window: summer 2027

Aleksandr Maksimenko to FC Augsburg

Last update: 14 days ago

Evidence score

Evidence score
Verdict

German clubs Augsburg and Werder Bremen are tracking Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko for a free transfer next summer. His contract runs to June 2027.

Independent sources
1
verified outlets
Repeated by
2
outlets, not first-hand
Denials
0
dispute the claim
Deal stage
contact
3 outlets
How the score is calculated
  • Independent sources10/40

    1 independent source (max 4); 2 other outlets only repeat someone else's reporting

  • Source track record10/25

    The independent sources have no history yet (assumed 40%)

  • Deal stage6/25

    Stage: contact

  • How recent9/10

    Last update 14 days ago

Score capped at 30: a single source is a lead, not a signal

What we know

German clubs Augsburg and Werder Bremen are tracking Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko for a free transfer next summer. His contract runs to June 2027.

Key findings

  • First report: 20 Oct 2026, Sportitalia.
  • 1 independent source behind it (Sportitalia); 2 other outlets only repeat earlier reporting.
  • No Tier 1-2 source stands behind it, so the score is capped at 30.
  • Deal stage reached by a counted source: contact.
  • No second independent source corroborates it.
  • Latest evidence: 14 days ago.

Who reported it

OutletTierWhat they saidTrack recordChecked
Sportitalia
20/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

contacts and dialogues with FC Augsburg and Werder Bremen for a free transfer in 2026/27

Stage: contact

No history yetOriginal source
fussballtransfers.com
20/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

FC Augsburg and Werder Bremen are interested in goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko for a summer move.

Stage: interest

No history yetCites Sportitalia
Fussball Daten
20/10/2026
Tier 3 · Secondary

Maksimenko is on the radar of Augsburg and Werder Bremen as a potential free transfer in summer.

Stage: interest

No history yetCites Sportitalia

Timeline

  1. 20 Oct 2026 · fussballtransfers.com
    FC Augsburg and Werder Bremen are interested in goalkeeper Aleksandr Maksimenko for a summer move.

    Repeats reporting attributed to Sportitalia. Stage: interest

  2. 20 Oct 2026 · Sportitalia
    contacts and dialogues with FC Augsburg and Werder Bremen for a free transfer in 2026/27

    First-hand report. Stage: contact

  3. 20 Oct 2026 · Fussball Daten
    Maksimenko is on the radar of Augsburg and Werder Bremen as a potential free transfer in summer.

    Repeats reporting attributed to Sportitalia. Stage: interest

Does Augsburg need him?

Goalkeeper: the goalkeepers Augsburg already have, from their squad list, and who they brought in there over the last two seasons. Facts only: we do not judge the need.

Current goalkeepers (3, 1 with a year or less left)

PlayerPositionAgeContract
Finn DahmenGoalkeeper2830 Jun 2027
Nediljko LabrovicGoalkeeper2730 Jun 2029
Tom WisbereitGoalkeeper1830 Jun 2030

Recent signings in this position

  • Tom Wisbereit (Goalkeeper)2026/27 · free from 1.FC Union Berlin U19
  • Marcel Lubik (Goalkeeper)· no longer in the squad2026/27 · back from loan at Górnik Zabrze
  • Marcel Lubik (Goalkeeper)· no longer in the squad2025/26 · back from loan at GKS Tychy

Is it still alive?

First report
20 Oct 2026
Latest report
20 Oct 2026 (13 days ago)
Transfer window
summer 2027: shuts in 302 days

The window the reports point to. If the move has not happened 10 days after it shuts, the dossier closes as not done.

Contract and fee

Contract until
June 2027
Reported fee
—

No outlet has quoted a figure for this move yet. We never estimate one.

Under a year left: the selling club risks losing him for free next summer, which usually lowers the price.

Player profile

Full name
Максименко Александр Владимирович
Age
28
Agent
Rookie & Champ

Photo: Антон Зайцев, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized and cropped.

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Clubs in this move